bsmphilly.com Topics: national securityhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/topics/national-security/?utm_medium=RSS2015-07-08T17:30:32-05:008th Police District awards honorees at meeting2015-07-08T17:30:32-05:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/jul/8/8th-police-district-awards-honorees-meeting/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The 8th Police District recognized Officer Joseph Kolodi as Officer of the Month and handed out a civilian award during a recent meeting of the district&rsquo;s community advisory board.</p> <p>Lt. Lawrence Clifford and Peggy Recupido, aide to City Councilman Brian O&rsquo;Neill, were among those to honor Kolodi during the 8th ...Crook uses crowbar to swipe computer2015-07-01T18:04:38-05:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/jul/1/crook-uses-crowbar-swipe-computer/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A burglar used a crowbar to steal an Apple computer from a business in the Byberry East Industrial Park on June 11.</p> <p>Surveillance cameras documented the 3 a.m. break-in during which the crook pried open the front door of Energy Star Services at 12301 McNulty Road and swiped a desktop ...Thieves swipe car batteries from auto shop 2015-05-27T17:39:16-05:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/may/27/thieves-swipe-car-batteries-auto-shop/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Forget about petty change in the console, a couple of unidentified men took the theft-from-auto concept to a new devious level earlier this month when they raided a Northeast auto repair yard and stripped several cars of their batteries.</p> <p>The break-in occurred at Max&rsquo;s Auto, 7000 Oxford Ave., on May ...Video released in NE warehouse burglary2015-05-20T01:44:31-05:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/may/20/video-released-ne-warehouse-burglary/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A man who burglarized a Holmesburg vending company&rsquo;s warehouse on May 1 may not have been ready for his close-up, but he got one anyway.</p> <p>Night vision surveillance video of the early morning break-in captured a zoom shot of the hooded thief inside the darkened business. The crime occurred at ...Public’s help sought in ID’ing home invader2015-05-13T18:39:35-05:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/may/13/publics-help-sought-iding-home-invder/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Police have released little information about a home invasion robbery and possible sexual assault that occurred in Oxford Circle on April 3, but they seek the public&rsquo;s help in identifying one of the culprits.</p> <p>The incident occurred at about 2:20 a.m. on the 6100 block of Shisler St. when two ...Police trying to ID Castor Gardens robber2015-05-13T20:30:20-05:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/may/13/police-trying-id-castor-gardens-robber/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>An armed robber probably thought he had the cashier of Summerdale Mini-Market cornered when he pointed his handgun through a gap in the victim&rsquo;s protective booth. Instead, the worker ran from his cubicle, leaving the masked crook to flee empty-handed.</p> <p>The crime played out on May 1 on the 1200 ...Search is on for bike thief caught on surveillance cam2015-05-13T18:33:06-05:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/may/13/search-bike-thief-caught-surveillance-cam/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>One week after a Bell&rsquo;s Corner resident&rsquo;s savvy with surveillance equipment helped police capture a roving shrubbery nabber, some folks in Wissinoming are hoping that a similar tactic will help them identify another petty thief.</p> <p>On May 7, Facebook user Cheryl Morgan posted the new surveillance video in the &ldquo;Mayfair ...Man swipes cigarettes from Wawa 2015-04-22T17:29:42-05:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/apr/22/man-swipes-cigarettes-wawa/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A man used diversion instead of force to steal a couple of cartons of cigarettes from a Bustleton convenience store on March 29, but he wasn&rsquo;t able to deceive a surveillance camera.</p> <p>The video recording device documented the theft, which occurred at Wawa, 9307 Krewstown Road, on March 29. Police ...Blue Flame to host boxing event on Sunday2015-04-15T16:39:35-05:00Northeast Times Staffhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/apr/15/blue-flame-host-boxing-event-sunday/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Police and firefighters will square off in the boxing ring at a new venue on Sunday, April 19, as the Philadelphia Blue Flame football team hosts the 12th annual Blue Flame Bouts at the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5, 11630 Caroline Road.</p> <p>For the first time in the event&rsquo;s ...One nabbed for airbag thefts, more sought 2015-04-08T18:12:19-05:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/apr/8/one-nabbed-airbag-thefts-more-sought/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Ricky Sanchez isn&rsquo;t singly responsible for hundreds of automobile steering wheel airbag thefts that have occurred around Philadelphia since last May, but police detectives think that last week&rsquo;s arrest of Sanchez is a good start in solving the crime pattern.</p> <p>Investigators from the Major Crimes Unit pinned six airbag thefts ...Ten airbags stolen from cars in Rhawnhurst 2015-03-04T18:02:48-05:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/mar/4/ten-airbags-stolen-cars-rhawnhurst/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Detectives can probably rule out one suspect in a rash of automobile break-ins on Sunday night in Rhawnhurst. It wasn&rsquo;t Joe Isuzu.</p> <p>On the contrary, the crooks appeared to be fixated on Hondas, 10 of them in fact, all late-model Accords and Civics. In each case, they stole the safety ...Suspects sought in heist prompted by social media posts2015-02-11T16:56:12-05:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/feb/11/suspects-sought-heist-prompted-social-media-posts/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A Somerton teenager with expensive taste in accessories and a penchant for posting selfies on Instagram became the target of home invasion robbers last Friday, police say.</p> <p>Three masked gunmen burst into the 19-year-old victim&rsquo;s home on the unit block of Brookshire Terrace at about 2:30 a.m., where the resident ...Local police strive to improve community relations2015-02-11T17:15:10-05:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/feb/11/local-police-strive-improve-community-relations/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Deputy Commissioner Richard Ross, the Philadelphia Police Department&rsquo;s second in command, has encountered more than a few hostile crowds in recent weeks. But the 7th Police District Advisory Council was anything but adverse when Ross addressed the Northeast community group on Jan. 15.</p> <p>During the PDAC&rsquo;s monthly meeting, Ross told ...Op-ed: Law enforcement officers deserve to be treated with respect2015-02-04T20:20:44-05:00By U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey , For the Timeshttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/feb/4/op-ed-law-enforcement-officers-deserve-be-treated-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Since 1947, the Philadelphia Police Department has partnered with residents, businesses and local community leaders to run the Philadelphia Police Athletic League, or PAL.</p> <p>The mission of the PAL is a simple one: &ldquo;Cops Helping Kids.&rdquo; It is how the PAL helps kids, though, that is the story.</p> <p>Police officers ...Holy Family University to host ‘Life After Ferguson’ forum Jan. 292015-01-21T17:25:51-05:00Northeast Times Staffhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/jan/21/holy-family-university-host-life-after-ferguson-fo/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Holy Family University will host a forum, Life After Ferguson: Where Do We Go From Here?, on Thursday, Jan. 29, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the university&rsquo;s Northeast Philadelphia campus.&nbsp;</p> <p>The goal of the event is to identify strategies to move beyond the current state of racial tension and ...Bandit swipes cigarettes, ignores cash 2015-01-14T17:48:16-05:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/jan/14/bandit-swipes-cigarettes-ignores-cash/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A robber didn&rsquo;t waste time putting on a disguise before he knocked off a Wissinoming convenience store on Jan. 4. In fact, he didn&rsquo;t even stop to take the cash, according to police.</p> <p>All he wanted were cigarettes. And he got lots of them from the Wawa at 6001 Harbison ...Robber ambushes victim, steals laptop 2015-01-14T17:53:22-05:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/jan/14/robber-ambushes-victim-steals-laptop/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>An unidentified man went to a Mayfair 7-Eleven on Christmas Eve to shop for a specific, high-priced laptop computer, but he never intended to pay a dime for it, according to Philadelphia police. Instead, the thug slugged another patron in the back of the head and swiped the device from ...Spending time with the family2014-12-03T20:04:15-05:00Northeast Times Staffhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/dec/3/spending-time-family/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 held its annual breakfast for the families of police officers killed in the line of duty on Wednesday, Nov. 26.&nbsp;</p>Officer arrested after quarrel with woman 2014-11-19T17:22:33-05:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/nov/19/officer-arrested-after-quarrel-woman/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>An argument between an off-duty Philadelphia police officer and the mother of his children in Upper Holmesburg on Sunday resulted in his arrest and suspension from the police force.</p> <p>Lt. George Holcombe of the Neighborhood Services Unit will be fired after a mandatory 30-day suspension, the police department said in ...Frankford Civic group pushes SafeCam program2014-11-19T18:08:02-05:00John Loftushttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/nov/19/frankford-civic-group-pushes-safecam-program/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Some members of the Frankford Civic Association want the police to have access to more eyes on neighborhood streets. They&rsquo;ve formed a committee to explore ways to persuade local residents and businesses to register their private surveillance cameras with the police department.</p> <p>&ldquo;We hope to encourage businesses to work within ...